Word: ascendant
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...professional tree-protectors John Quigley and Julia "Butterfly" Hill, and - for one night - Joan Baez. In Los Angeles, you really can shake a tree and a celebrity falls out. Hill, who is in the midst of a hunger strike that wound up lasting 26 days, encourages me as I ascend. "So often in our lives fear holds us back," Hill yells down at me, smiling. "And most of us miss out on the magic of life because of that one little word." I wonder if by week three, Gandhi was this chipper...
...light of overwhelming celebrity and business interest. Redford was quoted earlier this year saying that commercialism had brought the festival to the verge of being out of control. Gradually, Sundance has transformed from a creative retreat to the latest chichi spot for celebrities. As media, artists, and a-listers ascend on Park City, which regularly swells to 45,000 during the festival, companies capitalize on the exposure. Mere advertisements no longer suffice; among other things, businesses dispense gift bags, host suites, and throw parties to earn attention...
...already sopping with societal contradictions, we must take the responsibility to stand by our words and to resist the temptation to be preachy if we aren’t sure where we really stand. If you’re planning to ascend that soapbox, make sure you’re in it for the long haul...
...public awaits word of the baby's gender; in Tokyo. With no male heirs in sight--both Kiko and Crown Princess Masako have so far given birth only to girls--many Japanese have been clamoring to revise the law to allow an empress and subsequently her children to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne, an event Japan has not witnessed in more than two centuries and officially banned...
...weakest point. Speaking of interesting stuff, Jeri Ryan’s character, Charlotte, is pretty freakin’ sweet. Julie basically called her out, finding a bunch of fake credit cards and IDs in Charlotte’s purse. And then, because of her desire to ascend from her newfound poverty, Julie agreed to help her scam Newport! This is the stuff “The OC” should be about—schemes and stalkers. I mean, after seeing Marissa shoot Ryan’s brother and Kirsten nearly die in a car crash...